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Gene patenting might prevent physicians and researchers from making scientific progress and could ultimately reduce the quality of care for patients.
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Statement: "Careful analysis of deaths in the
ocean near San Diego shows that on average, the death of each
swimmer killed by a shark
saves the lives of ten others," wrote world-reknowned scientist
Freeman Dyson in the Dec. 22 edition of The New York Review of
Books. Determination: False.
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leave behind. He just needs a key ingredient: People willing to
part with their brains after they part with this world.
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ramen noodles in their own research journal.
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law.'
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One young entrepreneur's improbable rise from eureka idea to
full-fledged (and funded) company.
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ever hire me.'
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A local chemist will use bacteria to sequence genomes quickly
and cheaply, part of a larger effort to enable better diagnoses of
genetic diseases.
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We'll be following one young scientist-turned-CEO as he strikes
out on his own.
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What does this mean for San Diego?
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San Diego State's prestige is growing, with some researchers
choosing its teaching focus over the local powerhouse. But its
transformation to a major research university isn't yet
complete.
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